Focus Retreat Center. Come hang out with me at coder summer camp. @focusaurus@recurse.social

Joined June 2010
525 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
My article on Squeezebox Keyboard experimental prototypes and results for the @KbdNews advent calendar is published! Includes many behind the scenes photos and thought processes. #MechanicalKeyboard #Ergonomics kbd.news/Squeezebox-Scorecar…
1
10
Peter Lyons retweeted
😊❤️
3
64
7,065
Peter Lyons retweeted
Same, @recursecenter seems to gather intensely curious and bright people
1
8
800
Peter Lyons retweeted
I wrote down my thoughts on the latest release of uv and what it means for Rye and other tools in the space. In short: you all should be looking at uv and start to rally around it. lucumr.pocoo.org/2024/8/21/h…
7
50
288
22,079
Peter Lyons retweeted
Incidentally if anyone out there thinks “A for-profit company which legalized building housing would be valuable and I’m just crazy enough to build it” I will write you a small check.
4
6
90
9,203
Peter Lyons retweeted
the Recurse Center is an experiment in asking: what are technologists capable of when they take the time, are given the space, and are surrounded by a stupendous amount of grit, want, and community?
1
2
14
966
Peter Lyons retweeted
... and now, a word from our take over-er, aka me aka Greg: what is the Recurse Center..? it is the most inspiring place I’ve ever attended. it has every single best trait from hackathons, meetups, conferences, maker labs, hacker spaces, r&d labs, art studios and writer’s room.
1
4
26
2,564
Peter Lyons retweeted
You can build something great Everyone who’s ever done something great has at least two things in common: they started, and they didn’t quit when things got hard. This goes for any kind of work, including programming. 1/2
3
11
85
6,213
Peter Lyons retweeted
26 Jul 2024
all the mimetic pull in the US is to expensive cities in the US. everything is pulling toward more work, more busyness, less family time, and more anxiety if I'm going to find a home base in the US I think I need to swim against this current. time to go anti-mimetic
23
1
86
6,704
Peter Lyons retweeted
Replying to @jlongster
Same with JetBrains IDEs. They always want something for you. I call it “needy software”. When I open IDE, I don’t want to do what IDE needs. I want IDE to do what I need. I want to be in charge. God bless Sublime
4
1
27
2,010
Peter Lyons retweeted
14 Jul 2024
I was forced to use vscode for something and while I'm typing THREE boxes popped up. How is this possibly useful to people?
115
9
466
155,335
Peter Lyons retweeted
6 Jul 2024
I don't know who needs to hear this but: ESpresso is the coffee, EXpresso is just former Presso.
8
2
31
1,546
Peter Lyons retweeted
20 Jun 2024
Chris Lo is hosting a pocket keyboard design contest supported by @PCBWayOfficial -- deadline: Sept 10. Helping out with jurying, check out the prizes and details: kbd.news/Pocket-Keyboard-Des…
1
3
325
Peter Lyons retweeted
9 Jun 2024
this Thursday in Boulder! we'd love you to attend ->
"Boulder Housing Victory Party! ✨" #boulder betterboulder.com/boulder-ho…
1
1
448
Peter Lyons retweeted
WE DID IT. My new zine “How Git Works" is out now! You can get it here for $12: wizardzines.com/zines/git/
34
339
1,830
317,412
Peter Lyons retweeted
I’m heading to the SFBA for a bit of business today, and thought I’d organize a meetup while I’m in the area. If you’re interested in software, the sort of stuff I write about in Bits about Money, etc, feel free to come on out. It will be in Berkeley on Thursday June 6th.
10
9
178
52,493
Peter Lyons retweeted
Lovely quote from a guest 😍 "I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated the retreat at FRC. The peace and quiet and positive energy was just what I needed. I felt refreshed and healthy and got a lot of work done!"
1
2
71
Peter Lyons retweeted
After 13 years running @recursecenter, I'm looking for a programming job doing deep technical work. Here's what I'm looking for and how I can help: davidbalbert.notion.site/Hir…. If you're hiring and think I'd be a fit, please get in touch! RTs or telling your friends helps too! 🙏❤️
3
27
77
11,109
Peter Lyons retweeted
just talked to a lovely couple selling this retreat center 90min south of Montreal in New York 17 bedrooms, commercial kitchen, national park, $600K it looks kinda perfect and I’m wondering if one of y’all can buy it please? it’s a bargain!!?
29
18
238
28,708